Pan holder



June 21 1927. 1,632,972

B. L. JEFFERS PAN HOLDER Filed Dec. 30. 1925 yMM (intake Patented June 21, 1927. 3 I I i I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BAILEY L. JEFFERS, F SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TO HORACE C. GAY, OF SPOKANE, IVASHINGTON.

PAN HOLDER.

Application filed December 30, 1925. Serial-No. 78,310.

My present invention relates to an imends overlap to permit increase or decrease proved pan holder for use on cooking stoves in thediameter of the circular holder, and I as a support for cooking vessels, as sauce is fashioned with a base ring 8 and a flaring pans, stew pans and similar culinary vessels. annular flange 9 larger in diameter than the 5 The primary object of the invention is the ring, and also the annular supporting sh0ulprovision of means for protecting the vessel 1 der 10. v and its contents from excessive heat and this The free ends of the holder overlap, being purpose is accomplished by furnishing an air maintained in alignment by the shoulder 10, space between the bottomrof the vessel and and one end of the overlapping flange 9 is 10 the top of the stove. The air space is formed provided with a round pin hole 11 while the by the utilization of an open bottom holder other free end of the flange is fashioned with in which the pan maybe seated and the holda series or plurality of key-hole slots 12 arer is constructed in such manner as to be ranged to register and selectively co-act with readily adjustable for various sizes of pans. a pin 13 which is fixed in the hole 11.

15 While the holder may be fashioned in va- The pin is secured in the hole 11 and is rious sizes and shapes I have herein exempliprovided with a countersunk circular head fied the device as circular and adapted to 14 and a spaced retaining head 15. It will he receive and support vessels having fiat botseen that the larger end of the key-hole slot toms and round or circular bodies. 12 is of a size to permit passage therethrough 20 In the preferred form of the invention as of the retaining head 15 while the smaller illustrated in the drawings I have shown end of the slot is too small to pass the head. several exemplifications of the physical em- Thus when adjusting the holder toa desired bodiment of my invention constructed acdiameter, with the ends overlapping, the recording to the best modes I have thus far detaining head is passed, through the larger 25 vised for the practical application of the end of a slot and the holder permitted to exprinciples of my invention. pand to bring the pin to the smallerend of Figure 1 is a, perspective view partly the slot where the parts are held by the rebro-ken away. for convenience of illustration siliency or elasticity of the holder and the showing a holder as affixed on the lower porco-action of the pin and its retaining head,

30 tion of a sauce pan. Y and the wall of the slot.

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view In'the manufacture of the invention the partly in section illustrating the holder. holder may be struck up, rolled out, or Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pressed from suitable metal blanks in apholder. propriate machines to the desired shape and 35 Figure 1- is a sectional view at the overlapsize, and may be applied for use with conping ends of the holder. vcnience and facility. Figure 5 is a detail view .in side elevation Having thus fully described my invention, of the overlapping ends of the holder. what claim as new and desire to secure by In order that the general arrangement and Letters Patent isutility of the device of my invention may A holder for cooking utensils comprising readily be umlerstood I have illustrated a a split base ring the ends whereof are adaptconventional sauce pan P having a handle ed to overlap, said ring having formed in H and fiat loot-tom B, the body of the pan tegral therewith an upstanding flange of a being round as usual. larger diameter than the ring, said ring at The holder is designed to support the pan one overlapped end being provided with a a suitable distance above the top of the stove pin extended inwardly thereof, the other of upon which it rests to prevent direct contact the overlapping ends of the ring being of the pan bottom with the stove top and formed with a spaced series of-liey-hole slot-s thus eliminate excessive heat from the botadapted for reception of said pin to secure tom of the pan and the contents vof the pan. said holder about the bottom of the cooking The holder is adaptable to various sizes of utensil with the bottom resting within-said pans being provided with means for adjustflange on top of said ring. ment. It is preferably made up of resilient In testimony whereof I aifix my signature. or elastic metal and is divided so that its free BAILEY L. JEFFERS. 

